Hog slaughter was up 5.0% year-on-year and up 2.4% from the previous quarter.

The current epidemiological situation of African swine fever (ASF) in Sardinia has allowed the reopening of the pork trade.

This was stated by the First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Taras Vysotsky during a live broadcast of "Unified News".

In terms of controlling the spread of some swine diseases, wildlife plays a key role. For example, when it comes to African swine fever (ASF). In 2014, for example, ASF outbreaks were recorded exclusively in wildlife.

Chairman of the All-Ukrainian Agrarian Council Andrey Dykun and director of the Ukrainian Agrarian Forum Maria Didukh met with former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The parties discussed the current situation in the Ukrainian agricultural sector, deepening of the world food crisis and possible ways to cooperate, in particular the creation of an international fund to support Ukrainian farmers.

The incoming air in the house is one of the most critical factors for the animals' well-being because it directly influences the air velocity, air temperature, air quality, and air humidity.

Compared to November 2021, the total number of pigs is down 8.9% to 7.1 million, the lowest level in a decade.

Pigmeat consumption and production will start declining over the next ten years due to health, environmental, and social concerns.

Yersiniosis and foodborne listeriosis outbreaks exceeded pre-pandemic levels.

Sales of medically important antimicrobial drugs for use in swine were up 3% from 2020.

The FAO has published the World Food and Agriculture – Statistical Yearbook 2022.

The Kyiv School of Economics has updated its estimate of physical damages from the war. These are exclusively direct documented damages, calculated at replacement cost.

The international conference «Solidarity with the Ukrainian people» was held in Paris. As a result, it was announced that Ukraine will receive a total of almost 1 billion euros in aid.

The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Agrarian and Land Policy has supported the draft Law of Ukraine "On the Association of Agricultural Producers" No.8149.

The war in Ukraine has affected all producers without exception. Even if they have not suffered direct damage as a result of hostilities or occupation, everyone has felt the disruption of their usual routines. The challenges of wartime made them take a different view of their activities and understand the benefits. This was also the case for Belyaivski LLC, a small enterprise in Zaporizhzhia.

Work on improving pig farm biosecurity between the Association of Ukranian Pig Breeders (AUPB) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) project has been ongoing since 2014. During this time, an online questionnaire covering all aspects of biosecurity has been developed: transportation, staff hygiene, animal procurement, disinfection, feed safety, etc., and more than twenty biosecurity audits have been carried out.

The country's population consumed an average of 18 kilograms (kg) of pork between January and June of this year.

Of the main innovations:
  1. The import of generators, other equipment, Starlink without duty and VAT is introduced at the legislative level. Including for natural persons. The norm will be valid until May 2023.

The export increase program better known as the soybean dollar has increased production costs in the pork chain.

The regulation will establish a national reference value for use, which will be defined according to the species and livestock classification.